Warner Bros. has paid tribute to
Heath Ledger in the final credits of the new movie “
The Dark Knight“, in which the late Aussie actor plays
The Joker.
Heath Ledger, who died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs in January, reportedly gives a brilliant performance playing opposite
Christian Bale's
Batman.
The tribute, which also pays tribute to a special-effects technician who died last September, was uploaded onto the Warner Bros. media website on Thursday (June 26) saying.
“In memory of our friends Heath Ledger & Conway Wickliffe.
Arriving in theaters July 18, “The Dark Knight” reteams Bale with director
Christopher Nolan and returning co-stars
Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and
Gary Oldman. Joining the cast are
Aaron Eckhart and
Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Beginning months before Ledger's death, his frenetic performance and demented-clown makeup have been a cornerstone of the marketing campaign for the film.
In the production notes for “The Dark Knight” Nolan says :
“I needed a phenomenal actor, but he also had to be someone unafraid of taking on such an iconic role. Heath created something entirely original. It's stunning, it's captivating. … It's going to blow people away.”
